![Atop Empire State- in construction; Chrysler Bldg & [Daily] News in middle foreground. (1931)](../../../img/Atop-Empire-State-in-construction-Chrysler-Bldg-Daily-News-in-middle-foreground.-1931--199x123.jpg "Balancing on the Empire State")
Retronautic WTF III
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- Post War American Bars, Cafés and Restaurants
Abandoned Ships II- Abandoned New Orleans Amusement Park
Colourful Coffins- Abandoned Nuclear Submarine Base
Tardis Warning Screen
In event of Moon Disaster
Apollo Moon Landing Site Panoramas
Construction of Disneyland
Disneyland Map, 1962
American Restaurants, Cafes and Diners, 1950s and 1960s
Patent Medicine Trade Cards, c.1900
The Mickey Mouse Gas-Mask, 1942
Colour photographs of New York, 1950s, by Saul Leiter
Corner Portraits by Irving Penn
Hi Chris, This really is a fantastic collection. At first I thought it was something to waste your time with for 5 minutes but the more I looked the more I looked. Its facinating and very, very well done.
I do have a complaint though – I have lots of work to do and your website is far too distracting.
I don’t know how I got here but I’m not leaving!
Thanks
Jim
Thanks Jim! Hope you continue to enjoy your retronautic travel.
I think that the first picture was a promo or a kind of representation of Murder in the Rue Morgue by E.A.Poe!
A great collection! I love the bee.
More phots of the Lake Delton Wonder Spot:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/artifacts/archives/003605.asp
Info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Spot
Ah The Wonder Spot, you will be missed
Seems the human race has always been a bit eccentric.
A Great set of WTF!
Regarding the photo 3rd from last showing two men in white tights and black shorts. The one on the left looks very like Max Wall, a British comedian who was popular in the 1920-30s, fell out of favour but enjoyed a revival in the 1950-70s.
It’s not just the look. His act included some silly walking which is reminiscent of the photo. You can see YouTube video’s of this walk and Google images shows you how he looked.
What was up with the hayfield in Janesville, Wisconsin? I don’t get it…..
What do you mean, Robert? That’s how they do things there. Obviously.
We came a long way… got to love humanity and it s curiousness… thanks for sharing these bizarre, yet heartwarming pics… Greetings from Greece
But when did Max Wall start wearing his hair like that? It seems an early photograph. If you look at him in younger days, he looked nothing like that and was even a handsome man.